Is there an independent school that exposes children to non-European cultures and religions?

[Anonymous]

You could always expose your child yourself to non-European cultures and religions as opposed to expecting the school to.

[Anonymous]

OP, perhaps you don't realize that the tenor of your comments is what offends. When you post, there's an open, friendly and engaging way to post - and then there's your way, which involves words like "shocked", calling Americans ignorant, making Latin America a sloppy second to other non-western cultures (surely you are not African and Asian and south Asian all at the same time, so you definitely have preferences among the non-western areas).

Plus you confuse people with your combination of elitism (the schools you have toured thus far) and your opposition to the west.

Just food for thought. Clearly you aren't given to self-examination, though.

[Anonymous]

PP, this is OP again. You find my tenor offensive. I find it just strange that so many of you don't READ. I am not opposed to the west. Go back and read everything again to convince yourself. I want my kids exposed to non-western literature and history at school because that is their heritage and it can be so alienating otherwise. Don't make assumptions about the diversity within my family either. Lastly, did you read that there was at least one poster who thought that Hinduism was the language of India as opposed to one of the major religions? I can't recall the specifics but that type of thing is ignorance by definition. And aspiring to more for our children is not a bad thing! I come across a lot of Americans, well educated, who really know very little outside their world. And how do I know this - because of things that are said to me on a daily basis. It doesn't matter per se because these are people doing very well for themselves. Its not about making money or being equipped for the U.S. economy. But it is a loss. And it is what happens when even the best schools don't teach outside of the U.S. focused box. My kids will be exposed to other cultures by virtue of who we are but it would be so nice if they could see some of their heritage taught in their schools. As ugly as this thread has turned, I have learned a lot from posters about various schools and what to expect. Thanks go to all of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, this is OP again. You find my tenor offensive. I find it just strange that so many of you don't READ. I am not opposed to the west. Go back and read everything again to convince yourself. I want my kids exposed to non-western literature and history at school because that is their heritage and it can be so alienating otherwise. Don't make assumptions about the diversity within my family either. Lastly, did you read that there was at least one poster who thought that Hinduism was the language of India as opposed to one of the major religions? I can't recall the specifics but that type of thing is ignorance by definition. And aspiring to more for our children is not a bad thing! I come across a lot of Americans, well educated, who really know very little outside their world. And how do I know this - because of things that are said to me on a daily basis. It doesn't matter per se because these are people doing very well for themselves. Its not about making money or being equipped for the U.S. economy. But it is a loss. And it is what happens when even the best schools don't teach outside of the U.S. focused box. My kids will be exposed to other cultures by virtue of who we are but it would be so nice if they could see some of their heritage taught in their schools. As ugly as this thread has turned, I have learned a lot from posters about various schools and what to expect. Thanks go to all of them.

let's get specific here then; which culture are you talking about? Then maybe someone can help you - if that is really what you seek.

[Anonymous]

OP, a little kindness and courtesy to the people you are asking to help you would have gone a long way.

Also, if you had bothered to help us help you, by explaining what culture. Because most of us have no sense of what you want, except the negative understanding that you want to get *away* from American history and culture. And you can't blame us for not making yourself clear.

[Anonymous]

Hi OP,

I think a few people mentioned this earlier, and I concur that Oneness Family School might be just what you are looking for. My husband is from a small Asian country and like you, we want our child to develop a broad worldview and would love it if we could find a school that supported global, non-western perspectives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not 22:20, but Blair offers both Arabic and Chinese. Problem is, despite having two excellent magnets (DC is in one), it's public so it's a no-go for OP.

I'm the one who asked about this -- thanks for the response. I did some search a few years ago for elementary schools and found nothing here (one in Fairfax Co, I believe). It's nice to see it's in at least one high school, though.

[Anonymous]

OP, 16:23 may be a troll - there are plenty of trolls on other private school threads.

But honestly. You do seem really un-self-aware, and unwilling to contemplate just how you managed to insult so many people. It's not us, as you keep saying, and how we hate all foreigners. It really is you, and your tone.

But you don't want to hear any criticism of yourself, you've made that clear.

[Anonymous]

No reason to believe that OP has insulted "so many people"
-- honestly, it looks like a couple of persistent posters who apparently came into this conversation with pre-existing chips on their shoulders re the appropriate level of obsequiousness owed them by people not born in the US or Europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No reason to believe that OP has insulted "so many people"
-- honestly, it looks like a couple of persistent posters who apparently came into this conversation with pre-existing chips on their shoulders re the appropriate level of obsequiousness owed them by people not born in the US or Europe.

This is BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No reason to believe that OP has insulted "so many people"
-- honestly, it looks like a couple of persistent posters who apparently came into this conversation with pre-existing chips on their shoulders re the appropriate level of obsequiousness owed them by people not born in the US or Europe.

This is BS.

Yes, let's blame the victims of OP's elitism, lack of clarity about her goals, prickly demeanor, lack of self-awareness and general sense of self-righteous superiority to Americans.

You sound like you're awed just because she's foreign, but don't have enough experience with foreigners to recognize her particular nasty type.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP,

I think a few people mentioned this earlier, and I concur that Oneness Family School might be just what you are looking for. My husband is from a small Asian country and like you, we want our child to develop a broad worldview and would love it if we could find a school that supported global, non-western perspectives.

I'm sorry to say it, but have you seen OP's list of schools she's visited? The top 3-4, the elite. Check out her original post where she lists them. Apparently WIS doesn't meet her needs either. She wants an elite school, but also wants to gripe that it doesn't spend a year studying her own country because, well, we're all ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Chips on various shoulders:

-- ungrateful foreigners
-- highly successful ungrateful foreigners (Potomac)
-- Muslims (burka)
-- elitists who send their kids to private schools
-- people who don't send their kids to DCPS
-- people whose private school search begins with big name schools
-- people who don't find the big name schools good enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chips on various shoulders:

-- ungrateful foreigners
-- highly successful ungrateful foreigners (Potomac)
-- Muslims (burka)
-- elitists who send their kids to private schools
-- people who don't send their kids to DCPS
-- people whose private school search begins with big name schools
-- people who don't find the big name schools good enough

You're confounding a bunch of different posters, despite what you say.

And how does it demonstrate a shoulder chip to accuse OP of inconsistent desires, i.e. wanting to send her kid to Sidwell but at the same time complaining that (a) they don't spend a year on her school and (b) would waste her kid's time with all that american history nonsense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP,


I'm sorry to say it, but have you seen OP's list of schools she's visited? The top 3-4, the elite. Check out her original post where she lists them. Apparently WIS doesn't meet her needs either. She wants an elite school, but also wants to gripe that it doesn't spend a year studying her own country because, well, we're all ignorant.

I don't see what is so offensive about a parent wanting a more global education for her child. I don't know why it offends you so much that she is looking for an alternative to what is taught in most public and private schools.